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J. LETGHWORTH.

HAME ATTACHMENT. No. 849,892. Patented Sept. 28, 1886.

$74M, 697V m lwwr UNITED STATES ATENT. FFICEO JOSIAH LETGHYVORTH, OFBUFFALO, NEW YORK.

HAME ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,892 dated September28, 1886.

Application filed June 10, 1886. Serial No. 204,800.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSIAH LETOHWORTH, of the city of Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of hames which are composed of awooden body and metallic trimmings, and has for its object to strengthenthe hame at the point where the draft is applied to the same.

My invention consists to that end of the improvements which will behereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of aportion of a hame provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection of the hame.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the two figures.

A represents the wooden body of the hanie provided on its outer sidewith a metallic backstrap, a, in the usual manner.

B represents the draft-staple extending with its legs I) b transverselythrough the hamebody and back-strap.

0 represents the eyebolt, to which the breast-strap ring D is attached.The bolt 0 extends horizontally through the hame body from front to rearbetween the legs Z) of the staple and at right angles thereto. The bolt0 is riveted over at the rear side of the hame, in the usual manner.

E represents a metallic clasp or shield extending around the front andsides of the hame from the back-strap a to the inner edge of the body A.The outer portion, 6, of the shield E, which rests against theback-strap a, is provided with two holes, f f, in which the outerportions of the legs I) of the staple are inserted. The inner portion ofthe shield E (No model.)

outer ends of the staple B on the inner and outer sides of thehame-body, and thereby relieves the body ofa great portion of thestrain. It also serves to hold the breast-strap bolt 0, and prevent thelatter from wearing out the opening in the hame-body in which it isseated. I

The shield E is produced at comparatively small expense and forms a neatand attractive trimming.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the hame-body, of ashield, E, extending from the outer to the inner side of the body on thefront thereof, and provided in its outer and inner portions withopenings ff and g g, respectively, and a draft-staple seated with theouter and inner portions of its legs I) b in said openings,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the hame-body, of a shield, E, extending fromthe outer to the inner side of the body on the front thereof, andprovided in its outer and inner portions with openings f f and g g, andin its front portion with an opening, h, a draft -staple seated with theouter and inner portions of its legs I) b in said openings ff and g g,and a breast-ring bolt, 0, seated in the opening h, substantially as setforth.

Witness my hand this 8th day of June. 1886.

JOSIAH LETGHWORTH.

Vitnesses:

S. G. ADAMS, J. WV. DANFORTH.

